12 of the Coolest Kids' Spaces We've Ever Seen

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Build a Tent

Build a Tent

Every child dreams of having their own space to sneak away. A tent in their room is the perfect hideaway — it's separated enough to feel private without being too far to hear your calls for dinner. The chic A-frame tent in this San Anselmo, California home works perfectly with the room's rustic decor.

Jute Home

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Stack Bunk Beds

Stack Bunk Beds

Here's another solution for lots of kids in a tiny space: This California bunk room feels like a ship's cabin and is lined with six bunks, four on one side and two on the other. Grommets on the curtains are meant to evoke bubbles. "Kids just love that room, and they'll hang out down there even when it's not bedtime," the owner, Kim Dempster, says. "You have your own little compartment, and you can get in and close the curtains."

Build a Tent

Every child dreams of having their own space to sneak away. A tent in their room is the perfect hideaway — it's separated enough to feel private without being too far to hear your calls for dinner. The chic A-frame tent in this San Anselmo, California home works perfectly with the room's rustic decor.

Jute Home

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Stack Bunk Beds

Here's another solution for lots of kids in a tiny space: This California bunk room feels like a ship's cabin and is lined with six bunks, four on one side and two on the other. Grommets on the curtains are meant to evoke bubbles. "Kids just love that room, and they'll hang out down there even when it's not bedtime," the owner, Kim Dempster, says. "You have your own little compartment, and you can get in and close the curtains."

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Make a Gymnasium

Tumbling class alone won't release all of your little one's energy. One solution: Turning your playroom into a gymnasium. In this DIY playroom from blogger Fun at Home With Kids, fun is everywhere: One wall is dedicated to climbing, and swings and hanging rings dangle from the ceiling.

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Hide a Secret Room in the Walls

In a New York City apartment, the ladder leads to a secret room that designer Christopher Maya found sealed up in the original home. He turned it into a "fantasy room" for the children. "Don't you remember how much fun it was to sort of hide and watch your parents' parties? I kind of like to imagine them doing that up there, too," he says.

Eric Piasecki

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Screen Films

Her clients' children love to play piano and put on plays, so designer Windsor Smith gave them a home theater in their Los Angeles house with Gemini Silk Plaid stage curtains from Brunschwig & Fils.

Victoria Pearson

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Hang Their Beds

Lots of kids sharing one room? Make their bedroom feel like summer camp by suspending their beds — not to mention make so much more space for all of their toys, homework, and clothing. Blogger Bumper Crop created this entire room by herself, building and hanging all three beds.

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Take a Cue from the Pirates

Designer Mica Ertegun's clients' son sails to sleep on a ship-inspired bed. "The boy is fascinated by pirates, so he got a Pottery Barn pirate bed," Ertegun says. "The children were demanding clients! But I have to admit, adorable ones." Bulkhead sconces from Shiplights.com. Paint is Benjamin Moore's Ocean Breeze.

Alec Hemer

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Swing in a Hammock

Let your kids spend a relaxing Sunday swinging in a hammock. In blogger Cakies' house tour, as seen at At Home In Love, this colorful hammock is the centerpiece of their vintage-inspired living room — and the perfect place for kids to hang out.

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Decorate a Reading Nook

The children's library doubles as a guest room for sleepovers in a Houston, Texas, house. "The children's reading room is a niche carved out of a hallway," designer Ann Wolf says. "It's a private, magical little space at the heart of the house, where you imagination can run wild." Shelves are designed to display book covers. Curtains are Pierre Frey's Alpage.

Reed Davis

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Designate a Dress Up Corner

Does your daughter dream of being a princess? Let her live out her wildest fantasies by creating her own dress-up corner, complete with hooks for her favorite outfits and a comfy chair to sit in while her friends tour. We love this dream-like princess room from Million Moments.